Eggs for hatching and chicks

National Reference Metadata in Single Integrated Metadata Structure (SIMS)

Compiling agency: National Statistics Office


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
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Annexes (including footnotes)



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

National Statistics Office
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics Unit
1.5. Contact mail address


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 18/02/2022
2.2. Metadata last posted 18/02/2022
2.3. Metadata last update 18/02/2022


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

Statistics on eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks are collected under (market) Regulation (EC) No 617/2008. They are the earliest available information to foresee production of poultry meat and eggs, as the numbers of chicks of various utilities placed in the farms of each Member State, i.e. the number of chicks placed by the hatcheries of this Member State increased by the net import of chicks.

In Malta, the Veterinary Regulation Directorate within the Ministry for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Animal Rights (MAFA) is responsible for collecting statistics on eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks including trade data from the only hatchery that is operational in Malta. They have direct contact with the hatchery. 
3.1.1. Model description

Not applicable
3.2. Classification system

Information is collected from one existing hatchery based on the EU requirements and no additional classification system is needed.
3.3. Coverage - sector

Information not collected in 2021.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

See details by data set under 3.4.1.1, 3.4.1.2, 3.4.1.3 and 3.4.1.4.
3.4.1. Definition of chicks categories (TC)
Fully compatible
3.4.2. Definition of chicks categories (AH)
Fully compatible
3.4.3. Scope of intra-EU and extra-EU trade (TC)
Fully compatible
3.4.4. Other concept or definition (TC/AH/SH)
Fully compatible
3.5. Statistical unit

See details by data set under 3.5.1, 3.5.2 and 3.5.3.
3.5.1. Statistical units identified

See below.
3.5.1.1. Statistical units for hatchery statistics

Data is collected from the one operational hatchery available in Malta.
3.5.1.2. Statistical units for imported chicks

Data is collected from the administrative source, the Veterinary Regulation Directorate.
3.5.1.3. Statistical units for exported chicks

Not applicable as we do not have exports of chicks.
3.5.2. Hatcheries with seasonal activity

See below.
3.5.2.1. Hatcheries with seasonal activity (AH)
Do not exist
3.5.2.2. Hatcheries with seasonal activity (TC)
Do not exist
3.5.2.3. Hatcheries with seasonal activity (SH)
Do not exist
3.5.2.4. Further explanations (TC/AH/SH)

Not applicable
3.5.3. Thresholds

See below.
3.5.3.1. Thresholds for hatchery statistics

Not applicable
3.5.3.2. Thresholds for imported chicks

Not applicable
3.5.3.3. Thresholds for exported chicks (if different)

Not applicable
3.6. Statistical population

See details by data set under 3.6.1, 3.6.2 and 3.6.3.
3.6.1. Source of the list of statistical units (AH)

The data is collected directly by the Veterinary Regulation Directorate within the Animal Health and Welfare Department in the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food, and animal rights.
3.6.2. Source of the list of statistical units (TC)

The data is collected directly by the Veterinary Regulation Directorate within the Animal Health and Welfare Department in the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food, and animal rights.
3.6.3. Source of the list of statistical units (SH)

The data is collected directly by the Veterinary Regulation Directorate within the Animal Health and Welfare Department in the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food, and animal rights.
3.7. Reference area

Information not collected in 2021
3.8. Coverage - Time

Information not collected in 2021
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

See details by data set under 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5.
4.1. Number of eggs placed (AH)

1000 units
4.2. Number of chicks hatched (AH)

1000 units
4.3. Number of chicks (TC)

1000 units
4.4. Capacity (SH)

1000 units
4.5. Number of hatcheries (SH)

1


5. Reference Period Top

See details by data set under 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.
5.1. Reference period (AH)

Monthly
5.2. Reference period (TC)

Monthly
5.3. Reference period (SH)

Annual


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Information not collected in 2021.
6.1.1. National legal acts and other agreements
No
6.1.2. Legal reporting obligation
No
6.1.3. Legal text/ additional explanations

Not available
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the National Statistics Office and the Veterinary Regulation Directorate. In such MoU, there is the list of variables that they have to provide us on a regular basis.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

See details by data set under 7.1 and 7.2.
7.1.1. Part of the national statistical system
Yes
7.1.2. Further explanations

At the National level:

The NSO requests information for the compilation of official statistics according to the articles of the Malta Statistics Authority (MSA) Act – Cap. 422 (https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/422/eng/pdf) and the Data Protection Act – Cap. 586 (https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/586/eng/pdf) of the Laws of Malta implementing the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Article 40 of the MSA Act stipulates the restrictions on the use of information while Article 41 stipulates the prohibition of disclosure of information. Furthermore, Section IX of the Act (Offences and Penalties) lays down the measures to be taken in case of unlawful exercise of any officer of statistics regarding confidentiality of data.

Since its inception, the NSO has always assured that all data collected remains confidential and that it is used for statistical purposes only according to the articles and derogations stipulated in the laws quoted above. The Office is obliged to protect the identity of data providers and refrain from divulging any data to third parties that might lead to the identification of persons or entities.

In 2009, the NSO has set up a Statistical Disclosure Committee to ensure that statistical confidentiality is observed, especially when requests for microdata are received.

Upon employment, all NSO employees are informed of the rules and duties pertaining to confidential information and its treatment. In line with stipulations of the MSA Act, before commencing work, every employee is required to take an oath of secrecy whose text is included in the same Act.

An internal policy on anonymisation and pseudo-anonymisation is in place to ascertain that adequate methods are used for the protection of data that the office collects and shares with the public in its capacity as the National Statistics Office. The policy is meant to safeguard the confidentiality of both personal and business data entrusted to the NSO. The document provides guidance for all NSO employees who process data on a daily basis as to how anonymisation and pseudo-anonymisation methods should be applied. The policy applies to all confidential, restricted and internal information, regardless of form (paper or electronic documents, applications, and databases) that is received, processed, stored, and disseminated by the NSO.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Since in our case we have only 1 operational hatchery, the data is flagged as confidential.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Information not collected in 2021
8.2. Release calendar access

Information not collected in 2021
8.3. Release policy - user access

Information not collected in 2021


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Such data are not disseminated because of confidential issues as in Malta we have only 1 hatchery.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

Information not collected in 2021
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

No publication is compiled on hatcheries statistics because of confidentiality issues.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Data is not available online because of confidentiality issues.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations

Information not collected in 2021
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Information not collected in 2021
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Information not collected in 2021
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations

Information not collected in 2021
10.6. Documentation on methodology

No documentation on methodology is available as we rely completely on administrative data.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Information not collected in 2021
10.6.2. Attached methodology can be disseminated
No
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Information not collected in 2021


11. Quality management Top

The collected data on eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks is repeatedly checked and compared with the previous data sets in order to attain the highest quality standards in the final data that is transmitted to Eurostat.
11.1. Quality assurance

Information not collected in 2021
11.2. Quality management - assessment

Information not collected in 2021


12. Relevance Top

See details by data set under 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

As already mentioned in other sections, in our case the data is collected by the Veterinary Regulation Directorate and besides being used for their needs they share it with the National Statistics Office in order to transmit it to Eurostat.
12.1.1. EU data sets -Activity of hatcheries
None
12.1.2. EU data sets -Trade of chicks
None
12.1.3. EU data sets -Structure of hatcheries
None
12.1.4. Other indicators -Number of chicks placed
No
12.1.5. Other indicators -Egg production forecast
No
12.1.6. Other indicators -Poultry meat production forecast
No
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Information not collected in 2021
12.3. Completeness

Information not collected in 2021
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Information not collected in 2021


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Information not collected in 2021.
13.2. Sampling error

Information not collected in 2021
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Information not collected in 2021
13.3. Non-sampling error

See details by data set under 13.3.1, 13.3.2, 13.3.3, 13.3.4 and 13.3.5.
13.3.1. Coverage error

Information not collected in 2021
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate

Information not collected in 2021.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

Information not collected in 2021.
13.3.2. Measurement error

Information not collected in 2021.
13.3.3. Non response error

Information not collected in 2021.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate

Not applicable
13.3.3.1.1. Type of data collection (AH)
Other source
13.3.3.1.2. Type of data collection (TC)
Other source
13.3.3.1.3. Type of data collection (SH)
Other source
13.3.3.1.4. Response rate (%) (AH)

Not applicable.
13.3.3.1.5. Response rate (%) (TC)

Not applicable.
13.3.3.1.6. Response rate (%) (SH)

Not applicable.
13.3.3.1.7. Treatment of unit non-response

Not applicable.
13.3.3.1.8. Further explanations on non-response error

No further explanations.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate

Information not collected in 2021.
13.3.4. Processing error

See details by data set under 13.3.4.1, 13.3.4.2, 13.3.4.3, 13.3.4.4, 13.3.4.5, 13.3.4.6, 13.3.4.7, 13.3.4.8, 13.3.4.9, 13.3.4.10, 13.3.4.11, 13.3.4.12, 13.3.4.13, 13.3.4.14, 13.3.4.15 and 13.3.4.16.
13.3.4.1. Unit conversion (AH)
No
13.3.4.2. Unit conversion (TC)
No
13.3.4.3. Unit conversion (SH)
No
13.3.4.4. Time accumulation (AH)
No
13.3.4.5. Time accumulation (TC)
No
13.3.4.6. Time accumulation (SH)
No
13.3.4.7. Adjustment / Application of technical coefficient (AH)
No
13.3.4.8. Adjustment / Application of technical coefficient (TC)
No
13.3.4.9. Adjustment / Application of technical coefficient (SH)
No
13.3.4.10. Other treatment / Further explanations (AH)

Not applicable
13.3.4.11. Other treatment / Further explanations (TC)

Not applicable
13.3.4.12. Other treatment / Further explanations (SH)

Not applicable
13.3.4.13. Hatched chicks include exported chicks
No
13.3.4.14. ‘Almost hatched’ chick eggs: presence
No
13.3.4.15. ‘Almost hatched’ chick eggs: treatment

Not applicable
13.3.4.16. Other treatment / Further explanations (SH)

No other treatment
13.3.5. Model assumption error

See details by data set under 13.3.5.1, 13.3.5.2, 13.3.5.3, 13.3.5.4 and 13.3.5.5.
13.3.5.1. Model-based statistics AH
No
13.3.5.2. Over-coverage by model
13.3.5.3. Parameter update frequency

Not applicable
13.3.5.4. Ground comparison frequency

Not applicable
13.3.5.5. Model-based statistics (TC, SH)

Not applicable


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

Information not collected in 2021
14.1.1. Time lag - first result

Information not collected in 2021
14.1.2. Time lag - final result

Information not collected in 2021
14.1.3. Deadline for respondents (AH)

The deadline for the administrative source to provide us with the data is m+25 days.
14.1.4. Deadline for respondents (TC)

The deadline for the administrative source to provide us with the data is m+25 days.
14.1.5. Deadline for respondents (SH)

The deadline for the administrative source to provide us with the data is n+25 days.
14.2. Punctuality

Information not collected in 2021
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Information not collected in 2021


15. Coherence and comparability Top

Information not collected in 2021
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Information not collected in 2021
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

Information not collected in 2021
15.2. Comparability - over time

Information not collected in 2021
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series

Information not collected in 2021
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Information not collected in 2021
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Information not collected in 2021
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts

Information not collected in 2021
15.4. Coherence - internal

Information not collected in 2021


16. Cost and Burden Top

Information not collected in 2021


17. Data revision Top

Information not collected in 2021
17.1. Data revision - policy

Information not collected in 2021
17.2. Data revision - practice

Information not collected in 2021
17.2.1. Data revision - average size

Information not collected in 2021


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data

For the three datasets, the data is compiled directly by the administrative source the Veterinary Regulation Directorate with the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal rights (MAFA). The administrative source has direct contact with the hatchery that provides the data on a monthly basis. Besides, the Veterinary Regulation Directorate has control procedures in place regarding the importation of chicks. These have to be registered with the VRD and they collect the data directly from them on a monthly basis.

 
18.2. Frequency of data collection

Information not collected in 2021 (see S.5.1 reference period)
18.3. Data collection

See details by data set under 18.3.1, 13.3.2 and 18.3.3.
18.3.1. Main way (AH)

Not applicable since the data is directly collected by the administrative source and then forwarded to our office.
18.3.2. Main way (TC)

Not applicable since the data is directly collected by the administrative source and then forwarded to our office.
18.3.3. Main way (SH)

Not applicable since the data is directly collected by the administrative source and then forwarded to our office.
18.4. Data validation

Information not collected in 2021
18.5. Data compilation

Not applicable since the data is directly collected by the administrative source and the needed data is forwarded to our office.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate

Information not collected in 2021
18.6. Adjustment

Information not collected in 2021
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment

Information not collected in 2021


19. Comment Top

No other comments.


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